Tamara Madison teaches English and French at a public high school in Los Angeles. She was raised on a citrus farm in the California desert, and life has taken her many places, including Europe and the former Soviet Union, where she spent 15 months in the 1970s. A swimmer and dog lover, Tamara says, "All I ever wanted to do with my life was write, and I mostly write poetry because it suits my lifestyle; I like the way one can say so much in the economical space of a poem."

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barbara eknoian:
I like the comparing of his and your tattoos and the ending of the poem.Posted 07/31/2015 01:27 PM

suebee9@charter.net:
Yes, Tamara!Posted 07/30/2015 07:32 PM

ghctenmile@earthlink.net:
Thanks, Tamara! In your words, age is the beautiful thing that it can be.
ghcPosted 07/30/2015 03:09 PM

forrsher2:
As seen on a bumper sticker: "Scars are tattoos with better stories."Posted 07/30/2015 10:38 AM

loisflmom:
Love this! At 73 I have all of the above, but my "ink" ones feature dolphins and mermaids.Posted 07/30/2015 10:28 AM

Jancan:
I'm a retired high-school English teacher. When I was teaching comparison/contrast and parallel elements, I could have offered this poem as a perfect example!
This is a great poem. I love it!
Janice Canerdy Posted 07/30/2015 09:23 AM

Cindy:
I love this one. My only tattoos also are the ones made by nature and living.Posted 07/30/2015 08:48 AM

cork:
Is 80 too old for my first tattoo?Posted 07/30/2015 08:33 AM

anne.lehman2929@att.net:
The contrasts are so wonderful and get the idea of the other across so well. Life's marks are mine as well, but the tattoo artist is certainly crafty.Posted 07/30/2015 08:24 AM

McCure :
You wrote this about me!Posted 07/30/2015 07:17 AM

mimi:
lovely and o so true...Posted 07/30/2015 06:58 AM

Katrina:
I love this transactional analysis synthesised by a power greater than division. Posted 07/30/2015 06:37 AM